About Us

About C&D

C&D Restructure and Taxation Advisory is a boutique commercial consulting firm based in Brisbane, with offices in Sydney, Geelong and Melbourne. We specialise in problem solving for SMEs and large firms, transitioning businesses to their next stage through tailored restructuring solutions. With the combined experience of decades in consulting, the C&D team is highly skilled in the arenas of asset protection, tax mitigation, small to medium business advisory and business restructuring services.

Our Expertise

Risk management and Asset Protection

Because C&D has such an extensive history in asset protection, clients find that our approach to risk management is more comprehensive than other firms offering similar services. We prefer to take a proactive approach when building strategies to maximise the potential of your business whilst minimising your exposure to risk. Unlike most commercial consulting firms, we have the expertise to back up our strategies with practical action. We wont just tell you what to do and what might happen, we’ll implement real solutions to protect you from the unpredictable challenges of operating a business.

Discovering Realistic and Lasting Success Through Restructuring

Our restructure services have the bedrock of seven years experience and a raft of successful outcomes. We are results driven and our consulting team is equipped to deal with a range of commercial operations. The close working relationship we have with a range of skilled professionals allows us to provide a wide array of solutions covering most industries and geographic regions.

C&D’s consultants and our professional partners are experienced in deploying clear, actionable and practical advice, leading to lasting and realistic success for clients.

Expertise in Taxation Advisory

Our tax support for professional firms primarily focuses on restructure and transaction interactions, with an ability to provide advisory services as an internal adjunct to your existing advisory.

Our team has been working in the industry for the last fifteen years and has been involved in both large and small accounting firms during this time. Working on transactions from individual taxpayers up to listed and pre-IPO entities, we have experience in both state and federal taxes across the Eastern seaboard.

Personalised Business Consulting and Hospitality Consulting

Our business and commercial consulting services have assisted businesses move from sole traders through to the maze of IPO. We pride ourselves on being thorough, taking a whole of business approach to ensure the best result for each unique situation. Our responsiveness and attention to detail has been a key factor in achieving outstanding outcomes for our clients.

Our hospitality consultant has operated 95 licensed venues in a career spanning 45 years. We can supply, at short notice, senior operations managers on a short term basis in any geographic region in Australia.

Offices

In 2018, the C&D Restructure and Taxation Advisory head office made the move to a beautiful new office space in leafy Yeronga, Brisbane. Our Brisbane office is comfortably equipped for meetings and consultations, with the added benefit of our neighbouring caffeine dispensary, Evo Espresso.

In addition to our Brisbane headquarters, C&D has offices in Sydney, Geelong and Melbourne. We’ve also traveled to complete a number of significant projects in rural Australia, with a focus on hospitality and accommodation in rural and regional towns. Our head consultants travel often and are always willing to hit the road to meet clients wherever they’re most comfortable.

Our Team

Craig Dangar

Craig is the principal consultant of C&D Restructure and Taxation Advisory and has been working in the industry since 1999. Having established C&D Commercial Partners in 2015, the precursor to the current business.

Craig brings a wealth of experience in taxation and restructuring, working closely with business owners, taking on a hands on approach to strategic management. Solutions and results driven, the influence on the business shows, as his team is responsive and direct, finding practical outcomes that others may not see.

With four Bachelor degrees in Arts, Business, Taxation and Law and three Master degrees in Taxation, Dispute Resolution and Financial Planning, his academic skills rise above his peers. Craig is finalising a Masters in Commerce and a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice over the next few years.

Craig has spoken widely on taxation and restructure issues in our video library.

Kevin Carmody

Kevin Carmody has a long history in the hospitality and accommodation industry, owning and operating motels from southern Victoria to Northern Queensland and everywhere in between.

A skilled operator, Kevin has seen the ups and downs in the industry and has a keen eye for market trends, being one of the first to move to online booking systems, adopting technology and moving ahead of the market, even in difficult market conditions. His operations have always been the market leader in each geographic location, with a focus on customer experience.

After selling up, Kevin has focused on interim management opportunities and has recently taken the step to work in restructuring and commercial consulting, bringing his 45 years of experience to the team at C&D.

Kevin is based in Geelong, regularly travelling to Brisbane, Sydney and to meet clients remotely. Kevin can be contacted at kevin@cdrta.com.au

Nick Cooper

Nick Cooper commenced with the original C&D business and has worked with the team since 2015. Nick is currently a consultant specialising in restructuring.

Nick has worked extensively in family businesses for the last ten years and has developed a hands on approach to day to day management. His most recent has involved working in a rural industry business that has thrived in a highly competitive market. Nick has been involved in all facets of the running of the business.

In his final semester of Law, Nick has been a long term student, developing a keen academic record that reflects a passion for learning. Nick has developed into a savvy consultant, with a practical and commercial view to transactions, working closely with strategic partners to give high level commercial advice.

Tyler Bisgrove

Our newest consultant, Tyler Bisgrove comes from a business background, managing and owning his own businesses, as well as working closely with the C&D team over the last five years on a range of projects. Having recently acquired a retail operation and turning it around, Tyler is now up for the challenges of restructuring.

Bringing his analytical aptitude and business acumen to the team, Tyler manages the region from the Gold Coast to the Central Coast. Tyler is described as direct, and like the rest of the team does not shirk away from the hard conversations or decisions.